Jamaican cultural icon Louise ‘Miss Lou’ Bennett-Coverley is being honored today in selected regions with a dedicated Google Doodle on what would have been her 103rd birthday.

To mark the occasion, a Google Doodle illustrated by Jamaican artist Robyn Smith, pays tribute to Miss Lou on the Google home page.

Robyn Smith is a Jamaican cartoonist based in New York. Smith hold a Master of Fine Arts degree (MFA) and is a recent graduate from the Centre for Cartoon Studies in Vermont.

Her expressive art style and distinct approach vibrantly shines through her latest comic Wash Day Diaries, and can be recognised in her other comics, such as The Saddest Angriest Black Girl in Town, an award-winning autobiographical comic that explores the intersection of blackness and mental health.

The Jamaican is credited for illustrating the comic Nubia: Real One, a young adult graphic novel and indie interpretation of DC Comics’ first Black woman superhero.

“It was such an honour to draw for today’s Google Doodle,” Smith wrote in an Instagram post earlier today. The cartoonist shared on her website that everything she creates is for home and inspired by home.

She also shared a photo with a question posed to her: What message do you want people to take away from your Doodle? 

“I hope people can learn a little about the impact of Miss Lou and truly how much she had a passion for preserving our culture,” Smith answered.

The artist has also worked on comics for College Humor, Nike, and The Nib.